Tag: basketball

NICK MERSCH SPORTS EDITOR Until fourth grade, John Noce was a hockey guy. When the stench of his equipment grew too rank for his mother’s nose, she made him give up the sport. It was then that Noce switched to…

JEN HANTZ STAFF WRITER The Franciscan University of Steubenville men’s basketball team left the crowds spilling over the stands with excitement from their victory against Geneva College, 69-66, at Monday night’s game at 7 p.m. on Nov. 26. The Barons…

S. MICHAEL HUTCHESON STAFF WRITER The Lady Barons basketball team put up a fierce fight in its second game of the season this past Wednesday, Nov. 14, but the team was eventually overrun by the Chatham Cougars 82-55. By 7…

NICK MERSCH SPORTS EDITOR The Lady Barons basketball team fought hard in its first game of the season, never letting up through to the last minute, but the effort was not enough to stop the balanced attack of the Bison…

NICK MERSCH SPORTS EDITOR The Franciscan men’s basketball team has started their season with a win for the first time since the program was revamped in the 1990s. The game took place in Washington, Pennsylvania, at the Washington & Jefferson…

NICK MERSCH SPORTS EDITOR Matt Trent, a junior finance major from Cleveland, Ohio, is easily spotted across campus by his height. At 6 feet 7 inches, Trent currently plays center for the Franciscan University of Steubenville men’s basketball team. Last…

JOHN GALLAGHER SPORTS EDITOR A 79-62 loss to conference opponent Medaille College put a 5-20 season into the record books, as the Franciscan men’s basketball team couldn’t overcome a 16-point halftime deficit on Senior Day. Senior forward Garrison Holmes put…

JOHN GALLAGHER SPORTS EDITOR The Lady Barons couldn’t close a 17-point deficit in the second half, and fell 77-49 to conference opponent Mount Aloysius on Wednesday evening’s basketball game. Less than 5 minutes into first quarter action, the Mounties already…

JOHN GALLAGHER SPORTS EDITOR On Wednesday, the Baron’s basketball team lost a close 69-59 contest against conference opponent Mount Aloysius, dropping the Barons to 6-18 on the season. Forward Josh York sunk two of four free throws from the line…

JOHN GALLAGHER SPORTS EDITOR All she needed was the confidence. “I made my first shot,” said Rebekah Nevarez, a guard for the Franciscan University women’s basketball team. The long-time athlete would add 25 more points for a career high of…